A day after my last update on the book, we hit our first stretch goal and unlocked Declan Shalvey’s cover for Turning Roads. As you can imagine, I’ve been on a bit of an emotional high since then. Now I can finally show off the full-colour version of the cover that Declan created for the book. As…
We did it! Shortly after 10pm last night, we hit our funding goal of €6,000. There’s still a bit of work required to hit our first Stretch Goal, which will unlock Declan Shalvey’s cover of the book. Check out the inks below! I’m honestly blown away by the support the book has received so far….
As I write this, the Turning Roads Kickstarter page is undergoing final reviews before it’s launch. Assuming there are no delays, it’ll be out in the world on Wednesday, February 24th. This is a big, scary time for me as a creator, but with 30+ people to help push the project, I’m hopeful to see some positive results….
Is it uncouth to start a newsletter with a cover reveal? (Author note: this was originally published on my newsletter, so that opening might seem a bit odd now…) How about starting a story at the ending? Maybe a little bit cliché rather than uncouth, but we can deal with semantics at another time. For…
Last summer, during the hell that was The Start of a Pandemic, I became aware of an anthology looking for submissions. I pitched a tale to Project Nightdrive, convinced that just doing that would be enough to get myself going again as I attempted to reboot my productivity. Having been somewhat absent from the world of…
If you’ve been paying attention to my social media the last few weeks, you’ll seen mention of a wee little anthology I’m putting together through Limit Break Comics. Turning Roads is aiming to collect comic adaptations of Irish folklore and mythology stories, set in modern and future Ireland. The book will be going to Kickstarter later this…
This past weekend, Octocon 2020 took place online. It was an opportunity to keep the convention running, even in the face of a global pandemic, spreading members’ attention across Zoom, Twitch and Discord for a free weekend celebrating fandom and genre fiction. I was fortunate to be offered a Dealer Room channel on the convention’s…
Announcing my next book – TALES OF THE FANTASTICAL – a collection of short stories from 2017 to date. Containing dozens of stories, TALES OF THE FANTASTICAL is one writer’s equivalent of an artbook, showcasing new and old work within the un-boundaries of speculative fiction. As well as an exploration into THE BLACK PAGES, the…